Business
Morinville Chamber elects new board
Approximately two dozen Morinville & District Chamber members came out for the final Chamber luncheon before the summer break to elect a new board and president. […]
Month: June 2017
Arts & Culture
RBC and MCHS partner for HOWLS Olympics, donate money to library
The RBC Morinville Team volunteered Tuesday at Morinville Comunity High School for the Howls Olympics.
Carmen Dubas, Gale Galenza, Dana Hubley, Karen Wilson, Denise Hittinger, Kathy Chalcraft and Janice Namchuk attended the event on behalf of the bank. […]
Columns
National Column: Conservatives show little regret after Scheer win
by Chantal Hebert For all the talk about a split party and the possibility that all was not right with […]
Editorial & Opinion
Letter: What’s happening at Heritage Lodge
I have a few activities happening this month to which community could attend.
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Arts & Culture
Canada 150 Musicians Tour coming to Morinville
More than 50 Edmonton musicians are going on tour to celebrate Canada’s Sesquicentennial. The United Voices of Edmonton (combined choirs of United on Whyte and Choir of Robertson-Wesley) and the Robertson-Wesley Ringers handbell choir will be in Morinville at the Morinville United Church (9610 Morinville Drive) June 11 at 7:30 p.m.
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Local News
New school fees rules make life more affordable, government says
The province says it is “easing the burden on parents by eliminating instructional and bus charges for tens of thousands of students and requiring approval for other increases.”
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Arts & Culture
MPS comedy hits the stage for opening night
After two successful comedic productions, Morinville Public School (MPS) opened their third comedic play June 5 at the Morinville Community Cultural Centre. […]
Columns
National Column: President Trump, Paris and the melodrama of climate change
by Thomas Walkom In practical terms, U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to formally withdraw from the Paris climate accord doesn’t […]
Columns
National Column: Quebec’s federation paper offers Canadians nothing new
Titled “Being Quebecois: It’s our way of being Canadians,” Quebec’s most comprehensive paper on its place in the federation in more than 20 years is little more than a bottle thrown in the ocean.
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Local News
Sturgeon County holding 2017 Municipal Election candidate information session
Sturgeon County is hosting an information session for residents interested in running as a candidate for municipal office in the 2017 Municipal Election. The event takes place at Cardiff Hall (55320 Range Road 251) June 22 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. […]
Local News
Morinville Councillors reflect on their ups and downs over past four years
or nearly four years, Lisa Holmes, Barry Turner, Nicole Boutestein, Brennan FitzGerald, Rob Ladouceur, Gord Putnam, and Stephen Dafoe have led Morinville’s local government. These seven residents have been tasked with leading the governance of our Town; it’s been a job ripe with both its rewards and its challenges. […]
Arts & Culture
Festival Days are ahead
The Morinville Festival Society has traded St. Jean Baptiste Festival for Festival Days. The event will run June 16-18 at the Morinville Arena and festival grounds.
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Columns
Editorial: Seven years of community news
This Sunday marks the end of our seventh year of providing community news. I started The Morinville News on June 11, 2010, when a local newspaper I was then freelancing for decided to suspend publication.
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Obituaries
Obituary Notice: Kenneth Leo Paul St. Denis
On June 1st, 2017 with his family by his side, Kenneth Leo Paul St. Denis of Morinville, Alberta passed away at the age of 58 years. […]
Local News
Talk of the Town
The Blood Drive was held Tuesday at the Rendez-Vous Centre. Mike Porlier made his 78th donation. Assisting at the clinic was Knights of Columbus member Mike Dubas. The next Blood Drive booking at the Rendez-Vous Centre is Tuesday 25 July from 2:30- 7:30 pm and 3 October from 3-7 pm. […]
Columns
Column: Joe Morinville
With the owner of this rag off galavanting in Ontario for a week, he practically begged me to turn in a column of my wisdom and assorted other thoughts to fill some space. So here’s what I’ve been pondering these days that I figure youse should know about. […]